教育al Effectiveness Student Achievement

Westmont is committed to the continuous improvement of our academic programs by aligning our curriculum to the highest st和ards in the respective academic programs 和 regularly assessing student learning. The richness of a four-year college education can not be captured by a few numbers 和 charts. However, Westmont is committed to documenting student achievement across the curriculum. This page links to a range of assessment documents, providing glimpses into student learning in the student's major 和 in general education courses.

Retention 和 Graduation Rates

Retention 和 graduation rates are provided, disaggregated by gender, race, 和 ethnicity. The most recent 4-year graduation rate is 70.3% 和 the 6-year rate is 71.7%. Retention 和 Graduation Rates

Institutional Learning 结果

Westmont's broadest learning goals are embedded in seven institutional learning outcomes. Each year one ILO is the focus of a college-wide assessment effort. Summaries of results are presented here.

Christian Underst和ing, Practices 和 Affections
2012-13
2018-2020 report; 附录
 2018-2020 Executive Summary

Global Awareness was assessed at the General 教育 level as 世界历史和 Thinking Globally in 2016-17

Competence in 口服Communication
2012-14
2017-18

Information Literacy
2014-15
2021-23

Competence in Written Communication
2011-12
2018-20

Quantitative Literacy
2015-16
2022-2023; Summary

Critical Thinking
2013-14
2019-20 report; 附录
 2019-20 Summary

多样性
2016-17
2020-21

General 教育 Learning 结果

In the general education program, students explore a number of branches of human 知识和 inquiry. General education learning outcomes provide a sampling of learning across many disciplines.

Exploring the Life Sciences 2017-18	Physical 教育 2015-16
Exploring the Physical Sciences 2017-18	Reasoning Abstractly 2021-22
Modern Languages 2018-19	Reading Imaginative Literature 2019-20
执行 & Interpreting the 艺术s 2014-15 Working 艺术istically 2022-2023	Old Testament, New Testament, Christian Doctrine 2018-2020
Underst和ing Society 2014-15 Underst和ing Society 2022 2023	Thinking Historically 2015-2016
Philosophical Reflections 2019-20 (preliminary assessment 2014-15)

除了, the following general education learning outcomes are assessed as part of concurrent institutional learning outcome assessment: Biblical 和 Theological Canons, 世界历史 in Christian Perspective, Thinking Globally, Cross-Cultural Communication, Quantitative 和 Analytical Reasoning, Writing-Intensive Courses, 和 Speech-Intensive Courses.

Academic Majors - Program Learning 结果

Major fields of study give students the opportunity for an in-depth study of the theories, 知识, 和 methods of an academic discipline. Snapshots of student achievement can be seen through the assessment of program learning outcomes.

Department Grades Summary 报告s

2022